CHANGE ORDER #1 WITH RIC-MAN INTERNATIONAL S-945

Board of County Commissioners · 2026-07-21 · resolution

Resolution R-643-26, File Number 261211, adopted by the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners on 7/21/2026, ratifies Change Order No. 1 to Contract No. S-945 with Ric-Man International, Inc. for construction of a 60-inch Force Main (NL-1A) (West Segment) along NW 162 Street from NW 6 Avenue to NE 8 Avenue. The change order increases the contract amount by $1,662,315.17, from $19,314,785.95 to $20,977,101.12, and grants a 426-calendar day compensable time extension, extending the Substantial Completion Date from June 6, 2023 to August 5, 2024 and the Final Completion Date from August 5, 2023 to October 4, 2024. The project is approximately 10,000 linear feet of 60-inch Prestressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe (PCCP) Force Main. The project has been successfully completed and this change order serves as final contract closeout. The change order addresses utility conflicts, required roadway repairs, tree mitigation, pipe interconnection, failures of asbestos cement pipe water mains, and other conditions. The project is in Commission District 4, represented by Commissioner Micky Steinberg. The contract was awarded on January 7, 2021 and ratified by the Board on April 20, 2021 via Resolution No. R-343-21. The additional fiscal impact is funded through WASD Revenue Bonds Sold and Future WASD Revenue Bonds. The project is in WASD's Fiscal Year 2025-26 Adopted Budget and Multi-Year Capital Plan under North District Force Main Network- Infrastructure Improvements, Program #9652101, Volume #3, Page #107. The interconnection between the 60-inch force main and the existing 72-inch pipeline has not been completed and will be performed under a separate contract. The change order includes $2,439,364.31 in additional costs, offset by a $56,150.00 Value Engineering credit and reallocation of $720,899.14 in unused Contract funds. The change order includes a compensable time extension of 426 calendar days at a rate of $1,893.61 per day, totaling $806,677.86. The document does not state any public comment or stakeholder sentiment.